'Do you know Languages? What's the French for fiddle-de-dee?''Fiddle-de-dee's not English,' Alice replied gravely.'Who ever said it was?' said the Red Queen.Alice thought she saw a way out of the difficulty this time. 'If you'll tell me what language "fiddle-de-dee" is, I'll tell you the French for it!' she exclaimed triumphantly.But the Red Queen drew herself up rather stiffly, and said 'Queens never make bargains.''I wish Queens never asked questions,' Alice thought to herself.

Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898)

Source: Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Pages: Chapter 9